Do I need a heater?
A heater is not essential: Some carpet cleaners don’t have a heater at all. Some carpet cleaners use a heater every job. Some carpet cleaners just add water to the machine tank from the customer’s hot water tap. In our opinion, it’s easier to clean with hot water than cold, especially on greasy or heavily soiled carpets.
If you are not sure, you could leave the heater off for now. You can easily add a heater later if you decide you want one.
There are a few different heaters to choose from:
Magma external inline heater (can be used with all our extractors)
- Virtually instant hot water straight from cold water in the tank
- No need to pre-heat the water in the tank, just add cold water
- Water is heated after it has passed through the pump, so no risk of damage to the pump
- Magma external heater can be positioned inline close to the wand end of the hose run – so you always have maximum heat and don’t need to wait long for the hot water to start coming through
- Adjustable heat with temperature dial – so you can turn the heater down when cleaning heat sensitive fabrics
Built-in Magma heater (Airflex Pro with built-in heater, Miniflex 8.4 with built-in heater)
- The above Magma heater built into the machine’s motor housing
- Adjustable with temperature dial
- Bear in mind: The longer the hose you run, the more heat will be lost as the water travels down the hose
- Best suited to operators who only run short hose runs (25-50ft)
Airflex Mini built-in heater
- Inline heater
- Virtually instant hot water straight from cold water in the tank
- No need to pre-heat the water in the tank, just add cold water
- Water is heated after it has passed through the pump, so no risk of damage to the pump
- Magma external heater can be positioned inline close to the wand end of the hose run – so you always have maximum heat and don’t need to wait long for the hot water to start coming through
- Not adjustable
We recommend:
– the Magma external heater, unless you particularly prefer a built-in heater and only run short hoses.
